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Kang Wook-soon

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Kang Wook-soon
Personal information
Born (1966-06-02) 2 June 1966 (age 58)
Yeongdeok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
Career
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
Nationwide Tour
Korean Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour7 (Tied-9th all-time)
Other10
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner
1996, 1998
Asian PGA Tour
Players' Player of the Year
1996
Korean Tour
Order of Merit winner
1999, 2002
Korean Tour
Player of the Year
1999, 2000, 2001

Kang Wook-soon (Korean: 강욱순; born 2 June 1966) is a South Korean professional golfer.

Professional career

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Kang has played on the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He topped the Order of Merit in 1996 and 1998 and was the first man to reach career earnings of US$500,000 on the tour. In 2002 he was the top player on the Korean Tour. In 2003 he missed out on a PGA Tour card by one shot after three-putting the last hole of Final Qualifying to make bogey. He still qualified to play the Nationwide Tour in 2004, but despite recording a top ten finish in his third outing he left after six events. He has seven career wins on the Asian Tour and a ten wins on the Korean Tour; including three Order of Merits wins in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Professional wins (17)

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Asian PGA Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Apr 1996 Tournament Players Championship −13 (70-68-67-70=275) Playoff Japan Go Higaki
2 18 Aug 1996 Kuala Lumpur Open −13 (69-68-68-70=275) 1 stroke Australia Brad Andrews, Scotland Kenny Walker
3 29 Nov 1998 Perrier Hong Kong Open −8 (69-70-66-67=272) 2 strokes England Ed Fryatt
4 10 Dec 1998 Omega PGA Championship −17 (66-65-66-66=263) 3 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng
5 5 Sep 1999 ERA Taiwan Open −14 (68-70-67-69=274) 1 stroke Myanmar Kyi Hla Han
6 30 Apr 2000 Maekyung LG Fashion Open1 −10 (67-69-73-69=278) 1 stroke Australia Kim Felton
7 4 Feb 2001 Grohe Thailand Masters −24 (67-65-66-66=264) 5 strokes Thailand Thongchai Jaidee

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1996 Canlubang Classic South Africa Craig Kamps Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1996 Tournament Players Championship Japan Go Higaki Won with par on first extra hole
3 2001 SK Telecom Open South Korea Charlie Wi, Scotland Simon Yates Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole
Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole

Korean Tour wins (11)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 27 May 1995 Daily Sports Pocari Open −16 (66-72-66-68=272) 1 stroke South Korea Choi Sang-ho, South Korea Park Nam-sin
2 14 Oct 1995 Champion Series −6 (70-68=138) 1 stroke South Korea Kim Jong-duck, South Korea Kim Jong-il,
South Korea Park Nam-sin
3 22 Aug 1999 Bookyung Open −15 (65-67-71-70=273) 1 stroke South Korea Shin Yong-jin
4 29 Aug 1999 Lance Field KPGA Championship −8 (69-67-72-72=280) Playoff South Korea Shin Yong-jin
5 30 Apr 2000 Maekyung LG Fashion Open1 −10 (67-69-73-69=278) 1 stroke Australia Kim Felton
6 3 Sep 2000 Leading Investment & Securities Open −16 (66-70-68-68=272) 5 strokes South Korea Jang Ik-jae
7 19 Oct 2000 Daekyung Open −18 (67-67-68-68=270) 4 strokes South Korea Kwak Heung-so
8 19 May 2002 Pocari Energy Open −13 (72-67-68-68=275) 1 stroke South Korea Choi Gwang-soo, South Korea Jang Ik-jae,
South Korea Kim Dae-sub, South Korea Lee In-woo,
South Korea Park Nam-sin, South Korea Shin Yong-jin
9 3 Aug 2003 Lancelot Cup Bookyung Open (2) −20 (69-66-65-68=268) 6 strokes South Korea Park Nam-sin, South Korea Yang Yong-eun
10 31 Aug 2008 SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open −12 (67-71-68-70=276) 2 strokes South Korea Joo Heung-chol, South Korea Kim Hyung-sung,
South Korea Lee Tae-hee, South Korea Park Do-kyu
11 12 Apr 2009 SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open −8 (67-68-75-70=280) Playoff South Korea Chung Joon

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour

Korean Tour playoff record (2–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1999 Lance Field KPGA Championship South Korea Shin Yong-jin Won with birdie on third extra hole
2 2001 SK Telecom Open South Korea Charlie Wi, Scotland Simon Yates Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole
Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole
3 2007 SBS Lake Hills Open South Korea Kang Kyung-nam, South Korea Ted Oh Kang Kyung-nam won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2009 SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open South Korea Chung Joon Won with par on third extra hole
5 2010 Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open South Korea Kang Kyung-nam, South Korea Kim Do-hoon Kim won with birdie on sixth extra hole
Kang Wook-soon eliminated by par on first hole

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tribuneindia... Sports".
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